Health Reform Bill Passes |
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Last night the "historic" healthcare reform bill passed. All 178 Republicans voted NO along with the following Democratic Congressmen: Adler, Altmire, Arcuri, Barrow, Berry, Boren, Boucher, Bright, Chandler, Childers, Davis (AL), Davis (TN), Edwards (TX), Herseth Sandlin, Holden, Kissell, Kratovil, Lipinski, Lynch, Marshall, Matheson, McIntyre, McMahon, Melancon, Minnick, Nye, Peterson, Ross, Shuler, Skelton, Space, Tanner, Taylor, and Teague. Watch Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan's closing remarks. |
America's Doctors DO NOT SUPPORT Health Reform Bill |
Poll in 36 Districts:
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ATLANTA – Voters in 36 Congressional districts where members of Congress hold the key to passage of healthcare reform not only oppose the plan by a 2-1 margin but would toss out the incumbent if he or she voted for it, according to a new poll released by the Center for Health Transformation (CHT) today.
The poll, conducted for CHT by Public Opinion Strategies, found that voters in key Democratic congressional districts opposed the legislation 60 percent to 30 percent. And they said by a plurality of 43 percent to 23 percent, they were less likely versus more likely to vote for their incumbent Congressman if he or she votes for the bill.
“Members of Congress don’t have to entertain a death wish. They can vote with the will of the people – their constituents,” said Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and founder of the Center for Health Transformation. “Voters do believe in representative government instead of the endless, muscle-arming they see in Washington.”
Nancy Desmond, CEO of the Center, added: The country is on fire, particularly in these congressional districts where one congressman could make history with his or her vote. The people want to be heard and they want their elected representatives to actually represent them when they vote.
CHT has called for Congress to consider healthcare reform in several, small proposals including legislation to address fraud in Medicare and Medicaid; civil justice reform; and making it easier to purchase health insurance. Read more>>
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Frogue Testifies on Healthcare Fraud |
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CHT Vice President Jim Frogue testified March 4 on the topic of healthcare fraud to the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Frogue began his testimony by outlining how pervasive of a problem healthcare fraud is in the United States – a problem that easily reaches hundreds of billions of dollars each year. He presented members of the committee with several solutions to combat fraud. |
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